to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
very young; little; childish; immature
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
elementary school (in Japan; 1886-1941); primary school
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
literally; to the letter; literal
to become empty; to be emptied
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
conviction; belief; confidence
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing